Men's Tennis Tops Penn State Altoona

ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend men's tennis team handed Penn State Altoona their first Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) loss with a 4-3 decision on Saturday evening at Westwood Racquet Club.

Score: Penn State Behrend 4, Penn State Altoona 3
Records: Penn State Behrend (6-7, 2-1 AMCC), Penn State Altoona (6-2, 2-1 AMCC)

Key Moments:

* The Behrend Lions avenged a 5-2 loss to Altoona in their last time out
* Like the first matchup, Behrend won all three doubles matches for the beginning point
* All three doubles pairs won by a score of 6-2
* Jonathon Laier (Lansing, MI/Holt) and Graham Louis (Erie, PA/Fairview) were double winners on the night
* The duo teamed up at No. 1 doubles, before Laier won No. 1 singles (6-1, 6-4) and Louis earned a 6-2, 6-1 decision at No. 4 singles
* William Thomas (Greensburg, PA/Greensburg), who was the lone singles winner last match against Altoona, earned another win at No. 5 singles
* Thomas posted a 6-2, 6-0 victory in the same spot to help Behrend edge Altoona
* Behrend and Altoona are now tied for first in the conference with a 2-1 record
* Owen Sinnott (Erie, PA/Collegiate Academy) and Carson Souser (Clay, NY/Jamesville-Dewitt)won 6-2 at No. 2 doubles, while Paul Flick (Erie, PA/Cathedral Prep) and Vitaliy Pikalo (Hampton, PA/Hampton) managed a 6-2 win at No. 3

Next Up:

* Behrend returns to action next Sunday at non-conference Mt. Union. Match begins at 11 a.m.